One Couple’s Quest for Fun Kayaking, Cool Bike Trails and a Great Cup of Coffee
All about our trip through eastern and north eastern Wisconsin in July of 2023
Tour of Wisconsin Day 13 We’d had a very full trip in the Badger state. We experienced some beautiful parks and lakes, ate some really good food, and of course drank lots of coffee. Wisconsin is a wonderful state which might explain why more and more of our friends and family are taking up residence…
Tour of Wisconsin Day 12 Milwaukee has some rather extensive bike trails including connections to trails that extend north and west across the state. Since this was our last full day in Wisconsin, we decided to stay in town and see where the in-town trails would take us. Oak Leaf Trail and it’s ‘branch lines’…
Or at least the area-Tour of Wisconsin Day 11 There was so much to do in this area of Wisconsin that we decided to head back in that general direction. It’s only 30 minutes from Milwaukee. We’d planned to go farther west the last couple of days but we’ll go to those places next time….
Tour of Wisconsin Day 10 We always enjoy Bruegger’s Bagels when we travel to Iowa so for breakfast before another big day we stopped at one of their 3 Wisconsin locations, this one located in Oconomowoc. We had their bacon egg and cheese bagels on a cheese bagel. Pretty good start to the day. And…
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 8 This was our last day in Door County. We said goodbye to our hosts and headed south towards Milwaukee; but not before we stopped for some tourist stuff. We made stops at Door Artisan Cheese Shop in Egg Harbor(really old aged cheddar), apple stuff at Wood Orchard Market, also…
Tour of eastern and southern Wisconsin Day 9 Editors Note: Somehow, this article was never posted. So it may appear out of sequence with the others from Wisconsin 2023. We rolled out of Milwaukee around 8:00 AM and set our sites towards Beaver Dam, WI. But our first stop was in the town of Germantown…
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 7 We got up a little early and drove just a few minutes to Ellison Bluff County Park for a morning hike. The park is only 170 acres so it’s easy to get to and to get around. There is about a mile and an half of shoreline along the…
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 6 Since we’ve been visiting Door County, I have wanted to bicycle Bay Shore Drive. The road extends from Egg Harbor south to Sturgeon Bay along Green Bay. Today was the day. We set the ride to be an 18 mile one-way trip and planned to meet our wives for…
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 5 We first visited Washington Island a few years ago and were looking forward to seeing it again. This day would turn out to be a full schedule. This post will be a long one as well. We headed to Ellison Bay and ate breakfast at Blue Bear. This restaurant…
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 4 We arrived in Egg Harbor around 11:00. We would be staying with friends while there so we unpacked and then headed to Kangaroo Lake for some paddling. However, once we got there, we decided against going out on the lake. The winds were very strong, producing whitecaps. While we…